Careers for the SuperSmart

Some highly intelligent people choose to use their smarts to just slide by. They talk their way into jobs they can do easily, find housing that’s below-market. This article isn’t for them.
Most highly intelligent people recognize noblesse oblige, the obligation to use their gift to contribute to  Gross World Happiness.

Of course, one’s career choice should capitalize on strengths and interests and skirt  weaknesses and distastes. But all things equal, in my Psychology Today article today, I make the case that highly intelligent people will likely make the biggest difference when choosing one of two careers: medical researcher or data scientist.